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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Before the gloom of the darkness had fully settled over the earth, moreover, there came a change in the wind, and the watchers at the rain-beaten windows of the ranch-house saw the clouds roll apart and split into fragments that were driven from the face of the sky; and from the clean washed face of heaven the stars shone down bright and serene.
All
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From this reading All day there had been swift alterations of light and shadow, comparatively speaking, as the clouds grew thin or thick before the wind.
alterations
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From this reading All day there had been swift alterations of light and shadow, comparatively speaking, as the clouds grew thin or thick before the wind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FALLING OF NIGHT It had been hard to gauge the falling of night on this day, and even the careful eyes of the watchers on the Cumberland Ranch could not tell when the greyness of the sky was being darkened by the coming of the evening.
apart
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From this reading Before the gloom of the darkness had fully settled over the earth, moreover, there came a change in the wind, and the watchers at the rain-beaten windows of the ranch-house saw the clouds roll apart and split into fragments that were driven from the face of the sky; and from the clean washed face of heaven the stars shone down bright and serene.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All day there had been swift alterations of light and shadow, comparatively speaking, as the clouds grew thin or thick before the wind.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But at length, indubitably, the night was there.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE FALLING OF NIGHT It had been hard to gauge the falling of night on this day, and even the careful eyes of the watchers on the Cumberland Ranch could not tell when the greyness of the sky was being darkened by the coming of the evening.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading All day there had been swift alterations of light and shadow, comparatively speaking, as the clouds grew thin or thick before the wind.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading THE FALLING OF NIGHT It had been hard to gauge the falling of night on this day, and even the careful eyes of the watchers on the Cumberland Ranch could not tell when the greyness of the sky was being darkened by the coming of the evening.
bright
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From this reading Before the gloom of the darkness had fully settled over the earth, moreover, there came a change in the wind, and the watchers at the rain-beaten windows of the ranch-house saw the clouds roll apart and split into fragments that were driven from the face of the sky; and from the clean washed face of heaven the stars shone down bright and serene.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at length, indubitably, the night was there.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE FALLING OF NIGHT It had been hard to gauge the falling of night on this day, and even the careful eyes of the watchers on the Cumberland Ranch could not tell when the greyness of the sky was being darkened by the coming of the evening.
came
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From this reading Before the gloom of the darkness had fully settled over the earth, moreover, there came a change in the wind, and the watchers at the rain-beaten windows of the ranch-house saw the clouds roll apart and split into fragments that were driven from the face of the sky; and from the clean washed face of heaven the stars shone down bright and serene.
careful
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From this reading THE FALLING OF NIGHT It had been hard to gauge the falling of night on this day, and even the careful eyes of the watchers on the Cumberland Ranch could not tell when the greyness of the sky was being darkened by the coming of the evening.
change
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From this reading Before the gloom of the darkness had fully settled over the earth, moreover, there came a change in the wind, and the watchers at the rain-beaten windows of the ranch-house saw the clouds roll apart and split into fragments that were driven from the face of the sky; and from the clean washed face of heaven the stars shone down bright and serene.
clean
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From this reading Before the gloom of the darkness had fully settled over the earth, moreover, there came a change in the wind, and the watchers at the rain-beaten windows of the ranch-house saw the clouds roll apart and split into fragments that were driven from the face of the sky; and from the clean washed face of heaven the stars shone down bright and serene.
clouds
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From this reading All day there had been swift alterations of light and shadow, comparatively speaking, as the clouds grew thin or thick before the wind.
coming
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From this reading THE FALLING OF NIGHT It had been hard to gauge the falling of night on this day, and even the careful eyes of the watchers on the Cumberland Ranch could not tell when the greyness of the sky was being darkened by the coming of the evening.
comparatively
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From this reading All day there had been swift alterations of light and shadow, comparatively speaking, as the clouds grew thin or thick before the wind.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE FALLING OF NIGHT It had been hard to gauge the falling of night on this day, and even the careful eyes of the watchers on the Cumberland Ranch could not tell when the greyness of the sky was being darkened by the coming of the evening.
Cumberland
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From this reading THE FALLING OF NIGHT It had been hard to gauge the falling of night on this day, and even the careful eyes of the watchers on the Cumberland Ranch could not tell when the greyness of the sky was being darkened by the coming of the evening.
darkened
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From this reading THE FALLING OF NIGHT It had been hard to gauge the falling of night on this day, and even the careful eyes of the watchers on the Cumberland Ranch could not tell when the greyness of the sky was being darkened by the coming of the evening.
darkness
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From this reading Before the gloom of the darkness had fully settled over the earth, moreover, there came a change in the wind, and the watchers at the rain-beaten windows of the ranch-house saw the clouds roll apart and split into fragments that were driven from the face of the sky; and from the clean washed face of heaven the stars shone down bright and serene.
day
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From this reading THE FALLING OF NIGHT It had been hard to gauge the falling of night on this day, and even the careful eyes of the watchers on the Cumberland Ranch could not tell when the greyness of the sky was being darkened by the coming of the evening.
down
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From this reading Before the gloom of the darkness had fully settled over the earth, moreover, there came a change in the wind, and the watchers at the rain-beaten windows of the ranch-house saw the clouds roll apart and split into fragments that were driven from the face of the sky; and from the clean washed face of heaven the stars shone down bright and serene.
driven
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From this reading Before the gloom of the darkness had fully settled over the earth, moreover, there came a change in the wind, and the watchers at the rain-beaten windows of the ranch-house saw the clouds roll apart and split into fragments that were driven from the face of the sky; and from the clean washed face of heaven the stars shone down bright and serene.
earth
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From this reading Before the gloom of the darkness had fully settled over the earth, moreover, there came a change in the wind, and the watchers at the rain-beaten windows of the ranch-house saw the clouds roll apart and split into fragments that were driven from the face of the sky; and from the clean washed face of heaven the stars shone down bright and serene.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FALLING OF NIGHT It had been hard to gauge the falling of night on this day, and even the careful eyes of the watchers on the Cumberland Ranch could not tell when the greyness of the sky was being darkened by the coming of the evening.
evening
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From this reading THE FALLING OF NIGHT It had been hard to gauge the falling of night on this day, and even the careful eyes of the watchers on the Cumberland Ranch could not tell when the greyness of the sky was being darkened by the coming of the evening.
eyes
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From this reading THE FALLING OF NIGHT It had been hard to gauge the falling of night on this day, and even the careful eyes of the watchers on the Cumberland Ranch could not tell when the greyness of the sky was being darkened by the coming of the evening.
face
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From this reading Before the gloom of the darkness had fully settled over the earth, moreover, there came a change in the wind, and the watchers at the rain-beaten windows of the ranch-house saw the clouds roll apart and split into fragments that were driven from the face of the sky; and from the clean washed face of heaven the stars shone down bright and serene.
FALLING
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From this reading THE FALLING OF NIGHT It had been hard to gauge the falling of night on this day, and even the careful eyes of the watchers on the Cumberland Ranch could not tell when the greyness of the sky was being darkened by the coming of the evening.
fragments
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From this reading Before the gloom of the darkness had fully settled over the earth, moreover, there came a change in the wind, and the watchers at the rain-beaten windows of the ranch-house saw the clouds roll apart and split into fragments that were driven from the face of the sky; and from the clean washed face of heaven the stars shone down bright and serene.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Before the gloom of the darkness had fully settled over the earth, moreover, there came a change in the wind, and the watchers at the rain-beaten windows of the ranch-house saw the clouds roll apart and split into fragments that were driven from the face of the sky; and from the clean washed face of heaven the stars shone down bright and serene.
fully
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From this reading Before the gloom of the darkness had fully settled over the earth, moreover, there came a change in the wind, and the watchers at the rain-beaten windows of the ranch-house saw the clouds roll apart and split into fragments that were driven from the face of the sky; and from the clean washed face of heaven the stars shone down bright and serene.
gauge
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From this reading THE FALLING OF NIGHT It had been hard to gauge the falling of night on this day, and even the careful eyes of the watchers on the Cumberland Ranch could not tell when the greyness of the sky was being darkened by the coming of the evening.
gloom
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From this reading Before the gloom of the darkness had fully settled over the earth, moreover, there came a change in the wind, and the watchers at the rain-beaten windows of the ranch-house saw the clouds roll apart and split into fragments that were driven from the face of the sky; and from the clean washed face of heaven the stars shone down bright and serene.
grew
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From this reading All day there had been swift alterations of light and shadow, comparatively speaking, as the clouds grew thin or thick before the wind.
greyness
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From this reading THE FALLING OF NIGHT It had been hard to gauge the falling of night on this day, and even the careful eyes of the watchers on the Cumberland Ranch could not tell when the greyness of the sky was being darkened by the coming of the evening.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE FALLING OF NIGHT It had been hard to gauge the falling of night on this day, and even the careful eyes of the watchers on the Cumberland Ranch could not tell when the greyness of the sky was being darkened by the coming of the evening.
hard
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From this reading THE FALLING OF NIGHT It had been hard to gauge the falling of night on this day, and even the careful eyes of the watchers on the Cumberland Ranch could not tell when the greyness of the sky was being darkened by the coming of the evening.
heaven
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From this reading Before the gloom of the darkness had fully settled over the earth, moreover, there came a change in the wind, and the watchers at the rain-beaten windows of the ranch-house saw the clouds roll apart and split into fragments that were driven from the face of the sky; and from the clean washed face of heaven the stars shone down bright and serene.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Before the gloom of the darkness had fully settled over the earth, moreover, there came a change in the wind, and the watchers at the rain-beaten windows of the ranch-house saw the clouds roll apart and split into fragments that were driven from the face of the sky; and from the clean washed face of heaven the stars shone down bright and serene.
indubitably
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From this reading But at length, indubitably, the night was there.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Before the gloom of the darkness had fully settled over the earth, moreover, there came a change in the wind, and the watchers at the rain-beaten windows of the ranch-house saw the clouds roll apart and split into fragments that were driven from the face of the sky; and from the clean washed face of heaven the stars shone down bright and serene.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE FALLING OF NIGHT It had been hard to gauge the falling of night on this day, and even the careful eyes of the watchers on the Cumberland Ranch could not tell when the greyness of the sky was being darkened by the coming of the evening.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading But at length, indubitably, the night was there.
light
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From this reading All day there had been swift alterations of light and shadow, comparatively speaking, as the clouds grew thin or thick before the wind.
lines
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From this reading Little by little the sky was overcast, and even the lines of the falling rain were no longer visible.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little by little the sky was overcast, and even the lines of the falling rain were no longer visible.
longer
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From this reading Little by little the sky was overcast, and even the lines of the falling rain were no longer visible.
moreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Before the gloom of the darkness had fully settled over the earth, moreover, there came a change in the wind, and the watchers at the rain-beaten windows of the ranch-house saw the clouds roll apart and split into fragments that were driven from the face of the sky; and from the clean washed face of heaven the stars shone down bright and serene.
NIGHT
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From this reading THE FALLING OF NIGHT It had been hard to gauge the falling of night on this day, and even the careful eyes of the watchers on the Cumberland Ranch could not tell when the greyness of the sky was being darkened by the coming of the evening.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Little by little the sky was overcast, and even the lines of the falling rain were no longer visible.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE FALLING OF NIGHT It had been hard to gauge the falling of night on this day, and even the careful eyes of the watchers on the Cumberland Ranch could not tell when the greyness of the sky was being darkened by the coming of the evening.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FALLING OF NIGHT It had been hard to gauge the falling of night on this day, and even the careful eyes of the watchers on the Cumberland Ranch could not tell when the greyness of the sky was being darkened by the coming of the evening.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE FALLING OF NIGHT It had been hard to gauge the falling of night on this day, and even the careful eyes of the watchers on the Cumberland Ranch could not tell when the greyness of the sky was being darkened by the coming of the evening.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading All day there had been swift alterations of light and shadow, comparatively speaking, as the clouds grew thin or thick before the wind.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Before the gloom of the darkness had fully settled over the earth, moreover, there came a change in the wind, and the watchers at the rain-beaten windows of the ranch-house saw the clouds roll apart and split into fragments that were driven from the face of the sky; and from the clean washed face of heaven the stars shone down bright and serene.
overcast
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From this reading Little by little the sky was overcast, and even the lines of the falling rain were no longer visible.
rain
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From this reading Little by little the sky was overcast, and even the lines of the falling rain were no longer visible.
rain-beaten
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From this reading Before the gloom of the darkness had fully settled over the earth, moreover, there came a change in the wind, and the watchers at the rain-beaten windows of the ranch-house saw the clouds roll apart and split into fragments that were driven from the face of the sky; and from the clean washed face of heaven the stars shone down bright and serene.
Ranch
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From this reading THE FALLING OF NIGHT It had been hard to gauge the falling of night on this day, and even the careful eyes of the watchers on the Cumberland Ranch could not tell when the greyness of the sky was being darkened by the coming of the evening.
ranch-house
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From this reading Before the gloom of the darkness had fully settled over the earth, moreover, there came a change in the wind, and the watchers at the rain-beaten windows of the ranch-house saw the clouds roll apart and split into fragments that were driven from the face of the sky; and from the clean washed face of heaven the stars shone down bright and serene.
roll
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From this reading Before the gloom of the darkness had fully settled over the earth, moreover, there came a change in the wind, and the watchers at the rain-beaten windows of the ranch-house saw the clouds roll apart and split into fragments that were driven from the face of the sky; and from the clean washed face of heaven the stars shone down bright and serene.
saw
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From this reading Before the gloom of the darkness had fully settled over the earth, moreover, there came a change in the wind, and the watchers at the rain-beaten windows of the ranch-house saw the clouds roll apart and split into fragments that were driven from the face of the sky; and from the clean washed face of heaven the stars shone down bright and serene.
serene
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From this reading Before the gloom of the darkness had fully settled over the earth, moreover, there came a change in the wind, and the watchers at the rain-beaten windows of the ranch-house saw the clouds roll apart and split into fragments that were driven from the face of the sky; and from the clean washed face of heaven the stars shone down bright and serene.
settled
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From this reading Before the gloom of the darkness had fully settled over the earth, moreover, there came a change in the wind, and the watchers at the rain-beaten windows of the ranch-house saw the clouds roll apart and split into fragments that were driven from the face of the sky; and from the clean washed face of heaven the stars shone down bright and serene.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading All day there had been swift alterations of light and shadow, comparatively speaking, as the clouds grew thin or thick before the wind.
shone
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From this reading Before the gloom of the darkness had fully settled over the earth, moreover, there came a change in the wind, and the watchers at the rain-beaten windows of the ranch-house saw the clouds roll apart and split into fragments that were driven from the face of the sky; and from the clean washed face of heaven the stars shone down bright and serene.
sky
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From this reading THE FALLING OF NIGHT It had been hard to gauge the falling of night on this day, and even the careful eyes of the watchers on the Cumberland Ranch could not tell when the greyness of the sky was being darkened by the coming of the evening.
speaking
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From this reading All day there had been swift alterations of light and shadow, comparatively speaking, as the clouds grew thin or thick before the wind.
split
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From this reading Before the gloom of the darkness had fully settled over the earth, moreover, there came a change in the wind, and the watchers at the rain-beaten windows of the ranch-house saw the clouds roll apart and split into fragments that were driven from the face of the sky; and from the clean washed face of heaven the stars shone down bright and serene.
stars
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From this reading Before the gloom of the darkness had fully settled over the earth, moreover, there came a change in the wind, and the watchers at the rain-beaten windows of the ranch-house saw the clouds roll apart and split into fragments that were driven from the face of the sky; and from the clean washed face of heaven the stars shone down bright and serene.
swift
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From this reading All day there had been swift alterations of light and shadow, comparatively speaking, as the clouds grew thin or thick before the wind.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FALLING OF NIGHT It had been hard to gauge the falling of night on this day, and even the careful eyes of the watchers on the Cumberland Ranch could not tell when the greyness of the sky was being darkened by the coming of the evening.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Before the gloom of the darkness had fully settled over the earth, moreover, there came a change in the wind, and the watchers at the rain-beaten windows of the ranch-house saw the clouds roll apart and split into fragments that were driven from the face of the sky; and from the clean washed face of heaven the stars shone down bright and serene.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FALLING OF NIGHT It had been hard to gauge the falling of night on this day, and even the careful eyes of the watchers on the Cumberland Ranch could not tell when the greyness of the sky was being darkened by the coming of the evening.
there
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From this reading All day there had been swift alterations of light and shadow, comparatively speaking, as the clouds grew thin or thick before the wind.
thick
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From this reading All day there had been swift alterations of light and shadow, comparatively speaking, as the clouds grew thin or thick before the wind.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading All day there had been swift alterations of light and shadow, comparatively speaking, as the clouds grew thin or thick before the wind.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE FALLING OF NIGHT It had been hard to gauge the falling of night on this day, and even the careful eyes of the watchers on the Cumberland Ranch could not tell when the greyness of the sky was being darkened by the coming of the evening.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FALLING OF NIGHT It had been hard to gauge the falling of night on this day, and even the careful eyes of the watchers on the Cumberland Ranch could not tell when the greyness of the sky was being darkened by the coming of the evening.
visible
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From this reading Little by little the sky was overcast, and even the lines of the falling rain were no longer visible.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FALLING OF NIGHT It had been hard to gauge the falling of night on this day, and even the careful eyes of the watchers on the Cumberland Ranch could not tell when the greyness of the sky was being darkened by the coming of the evening.
washed
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From this reading Before the gloom of the darkness had fully settled over the earth, moreover, there came a change in the wind, and the watchers at the rain-beaten windows of the ranch-house saw the clouds roll apart and split into fragments that were driven from the face of the sky; and from the clean washed face of heaven the stars shone down bright and serene.
watchers
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From this reading THE FALLING OF NIGHT It had been hard to gauge the falling of night on this day, and even the careful eyes of the watchers on the Cumberland Ranch could not tell when the greyness of the sky was being darkened by the coming of the evening.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Little by little the sky was overcast, and even the lines of the falling rain were no longer visible.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE FALLING OF NIGHT It had been hard to gauge the falling of night on this day, and even the careful eyes of the watchers on the Cumberland Ranch could not tell when the greyness of the sky was being darkened by the coming of the evening.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All day there had been swift alterations of light and shadow, comparatively speaking, as the clouds grew thin or thick before the wind.
windows
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From this reading Before the gloom of the darkness had fully settled over the earth, moreover, there came a change in the wind, and the watchers at the rain-beaten windows of the ranch-house saw the clouds roll apart and split into fragments that were driven from the face of the sky; and from the clean washed face of heaven the stars shone down bright and serene.
